Ironing-table



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J. s. OLSSON.

IRONINGVTABLEF o. 552,255. I Patented Dec. 31, .1895.

I 057555555. I v g/r w /ymf I firm/WE)? NITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

JOHN S. OLSSCSN, OF MOLINE, ILLINOIS.

lRONlNG-TABLEL SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,258,dated December 31 1895.

Application filed September 29, 1894. Serial No. 524,464. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- Y

Be it known that I, JOHN S. OLSSON, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Moline, in the county of Rock Island and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Tables; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to ironing-tables of that class having anironing-board supported upon a framework that is capable of adjustmentin all its parts to. admit of the board being adjusted to the properlevel or height, and which will fold into a compact formfor purposes ofstoring and convenience of handling.

The improvement aims to provide a strong, durable, and efficient supportfor the board, which will admit of the said board being easily andconveniently adjusted to any level,

and at all adjustments remain parallel to its normal position.

The improvement also consists of the novel features and combination ofthe parts, which hereinafter will be more fully described and claimed,and which are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 isa side elevation of an ironingtable embodying the invention set up foruse. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, part of the table being brokenaway and showing the board elevated a little higher. Fig. 3 is a bottomplan view of the board, showing its support folded.

The letter A represents an ironing-board of any desired form, and isprovided on its nether side, at one end, with lugs 11 and at its otherend with a ratchet-plate J A leg-section a, of nearly the same length asthe board,'is pivoted at one end to the lugs b, and has a brace hpivotally connected therewith a short distance from the opposite end. Astay 6 is pivotally attached to the brace h, and in service obtains apurchase upon the floor. The free end of the brace his adj ustablyconnected with the racthet-plate J. A supplemental short leg-section Ois pivotally attached to the legsection a about midway of its length andcomprises side bars, each of which has a groove d in its inner side, andnotches ein the lower walls of the said groove. A second brace F ispivoted to the leg-section a close to its pivotal end, and has across-bar 2 at its free end which travels in the grooves d and engageswith the notches e, by means of which the said brace F is held in therequired position. This brace F is composed of two oppositelycurved barsf united at a middle point and connected at their ends by suitablecross-bars.

G indicate latch-bars which are pivoted to the board and have a seriesof teeth in one edgeto engage with pins g projecting laterally from theleg-section a. These latch-bars assist in supporting the ironing-boardand give stability thereto and supplement the ac tion of the brace h andstay 1'.

IVhen the table is set up the brace h is engaged with the required toothof the ratchetplate J and the stayz' with the floor, and the brace F hasits free end engaged with the proper notch e. To vary the elevation orheight of the table the braces F and h are adj usted in the manner wellunderstood. When the device is reduced to a compact form the leg-sectiona is folded toward the table, and the parts F, O, h, and i are foldedtoward the leg-section a, as indicated in Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isv The ironing board A, provided at one endwith lugs 19 and at the other with the ratchet plate J, and the legsection a, pivoted to the lugs at its upper end, and provided with thepins g; combined with the latch-bars G, pivoted to the board andengaging with the pins; the short leg section 0, comprising side barspivoted at their upper ends to the leg section a, and each provided onits inner side with a groove, and notches; the brace F pivoted at itsupper end to the leg section a, and having the cross bar at its lowerend engaging the grooves and notches in the leg section 0; the brace h,pivoted at its lower end to the leg section a, and engaging with theratchet plate at its upper end, and the stay '6, pivoted at itsupper'end to the brace, substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN S. OLSSON. Witnesses L. E. HEMENWAY, B. L. CLUTIER.

